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阅读理解

“Lemons” in Used Car Market

Suppose that you， a college student of limited income， are in the market of a used pickup truck. The following ad in a local used car publication catches your eyes.

1993 Ford Ranger， 4WD， a/c.

AM/FM/cass.， showroom condition.

Call 555-1234 after 5pm.

This is exactly the kind of car you want， so you call to ask about the price. The price you are told over the phone is $2，000 lower than the price for this model with this equipment listed in a used car guidebook. Instead of being interested， however， you are suspicious.

For many products， when you must pay less than the going rate， you believe you are getting a great deal. This is not necessarily the case for used cars or other durable goods（耐用消费品）(washing machines and television sets， for example) because with expensive products you must be particularly careful about getting a “lemon”.

In addition to asking the price， the age of a car is a factor when you are trying to determine whether a seller is attempting to sell a lemon. While people have all sorts of reasons for wanting to sell their cars—even relatively new cars—most people hold off until they have put many thousands of miles on a car or until the used car is several years old. You would probably be as suspicious of a car that is “too new” as you would a car that is “too good” a deal. In fact， you are probably willing to pay a high price for a high-quality used car. While this price would certainly be acceptable to the seller， the competitive market might not facilitate（有利于）such trades.

1. How may you feel when the product is unexpectedly cheap according to the text?

A. Very happy.B. Quite surprised.

C. Rather doubtful.D. A little interested.

2. “Lemon” in this passage refers to ＿＿＿ .

A. a kind of fruit

B. a kind of used car

C. a product of low price

D. a product of poor quality

3. What should you consider to make sure to get a good buy according to the author?

A. The miles the car has run.

B. The price and the age of the car.

C. The trade condition of the car market.

D. The reason of the seller for selling the car.

4. We can infer from the last two sentences of the text that used cars are ＿＿＿ .

A. relatively newB. generally cheap

C. usually of poor qualityD. very attractive to buyers

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A poor worker found some work as a fisherman’s helper. He

1 (pay) a few fish a day， and this kept his family alive. One day he caught a pretty little fish. Suddenly the fish spoke 2 him， “Just moments ago I was playing with my friends. Now I’m in your hands. My parents and playmates must be 3 (look) for me. Please throw me back into the water! ” The worker quickly threw the fish back into the water， “All right， go along and play again.” 4 the worker’s boss saw this， he became very angry with him. So the poor worker walked 5 (sad) home.

He was walking home when he saw a monster（怪物） 6

(come) toward him. The worker told him his story. The monster said: “ I’m going to do you a favor. I’ll let you 7 ( keep ) this cow for three years. She’ll give you good milk， and you’ll never go

8 (hunger). But three years later， I’ll come and ask certain questions. If you answer correctly， the cow will be 9 (your). Or I’ll take it away.” Then three years later， the monster stood silently at the door for some time， and then told him， “You’ve answered correctly. A 10 (kind) is never lost， even if you throw it into the water.”

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短文改错

Today is Sunday. I had been studying all day long. On the morning， I had a dry breakfast. I had no water to drink because the water supply had cut off. The water came back in the evening. I did math exercises then. I didn’t stop after 12 o’clock. After the short lunch I had a break. Then I went to my Sunday English Class. After a long and tired class for more than two hours， I got home. Then I must review all my subject such as the Sciences， the Humanities which they include Chinese， English， Politics and History as well. That’s terribly， especially when there were no water.